Strickle apparatus.



W. STOREY.

STRIGKLE APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.21, 1913.

1 @69,63, v Patented Aug. 5, 1913.

Lit/M61 of COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH co., WASHINGTON. D c.

WENDEL STOREY, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

STRICKLE APPARATUS.

Application filed February 21, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Le it known that I, VVENDEL STOREY, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in StrickleApparatus; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof.

My invention consists in what is herein particularly set forth withreference to the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims ofthis specification, its object being to provide simple, economical andefficient longitudinally reciprocative or traverse strickle-apparatusfor sharpening and truing up the points of card-clothing on the main andother cylinders of cardingmachines, said apparatus being attachable to acarding-machine to operate simultaneously upon the main and doffercylinders thereof, and the strickle-mechanism is also applicable inconnection with the traverse-mechanism of a card-grinder'for operationupon carding-machine cylinders other than those specifically noted inthe foregoing, whereby a saving of labor is efiected and the bestresults attained with the least expenditure of time.

Figure 1 of the drawings represents an end elevation of adjustablestrickle-mechanism in accordance with my invention attaohed to thetraveler of a traverse-mechanism that is shown in cross-section; Fig. 2,a partly sectional elevation of said stricklemechanism and a fragment ofsaid traversemechanism therewith in connection with a bearing for thefancy-roller of a cardingmachine, parts of the mechanisms being brokenaway and the section of others of the parts indicated by line 22 in Fig.1; Fig. 3, a side elevation of a fragment of the strickle-apparatuspartly broken away and illustrating the substitution of a strickleboardfor the striokle-apron, also illustrated, in order to best adapt mystrickle-apparatus to carding-cylinders of small diameter, and Fig. 4, afront elevation of what is shown in Fig. 3.

Referring by numerals to the drawings, 5 indicates each of a pair of Tshaped plates in connection with a pair of parallel rods 6 to thus forma guide-frame for a slide attachable to the traveler of atraverse-mech'anism, the detail of the slide and traversemechanism beinghereinafter specified.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 5,1913.

Serial No. 749,886.

Guided on the depending shanks of the plates 5 are the longitudinallyslotted shanks of similar plates 7 inverse to those aforesaid andsuitably held in connection with the lower brace-rod 8 to therewithco'nstitute a vertically adjustable frame. To maintain the lastdescribed frame in vertically adjusted position, the slots of the shanksof its end plates are engaged by bolts 9 that extend through theadjacent end plates of the guide-frame aforesaid, and setnuts 10 are runon the bolts. It is also to be noted that the angle of the apron may bevaried by adjusting the arms 11, the stretchers in connection therewithor both.

In pivotal connection with the foot of each end plate of the verticallyadjustable frame to extend therefrom in opposite directions are arms 11in similar connection with slotted brace-straps 12, these straps andsaid arms being held in adjusted position by means of a set-screw 13that extends through the slots of said straps into the adj acent endplate of the guide-frame.

Engaging the outer end of each arm 11 and a member 14 of a jointedstretcher is a bolt 15 upon which a thumb-nut 16 is run to hold saidstretcher in adjusted position, and by means of a bolt 17 and nut 18,both members of the stretcher are held in adjusted position. Thestretchers are relative in pairs and the members 14;, 14 of each serveas bearings for rollers 19. Arranged on each pair of the rollers is astri-ckle-apron 20, its tension being determined by an adjustment of themembers of the relative stretcher, and said apron is moved on itsrollers from time to time to bring new abrading surface thereof intooperative position.

A strickle-board 21 may be substituted at times for a strickle-apron byclamping its ends to the stretchers for the apron, said board being thenforward of said apron, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. As a matter of detailthe strickle-board has each end thereof provided with a right-anglebracket 22 that engages a member 1a of an apron-stretcher, and aset-screw 23 extends through said bracket in opposition to said memberof the stretcher. The slide aforesaid is shown as an angle-plate 24having the down turned ends thereof engaged by the rods 6 of theguide-frame, and bolts extending through the slide engage a longitudinalslot of an angular hanger-frame 25, the slotting of said frame servingto provide for an adjustment thereof on the hanger. The ends of thehangerframe are fashioned to engage side bars 26 of a traverse beam,that preferably comprises said bars and an intervening angular web 27 ofsheet-metal riveted or otherwise suitably secured thereto, and saidhanger-frame is provided with a slotted upper transverse member 25central thereof, the slot being lengthwise of said frame-member. Thehanger-frame herein specifically described is the traveler of thetraverse-mechanism that is also herein specifically described, but theslide 24: may

be connected, by suitable means, to the traveler of any othertraverse-mechanism, particularly of the kind well known in theconstruction of various makes of card-grinding machines.

The traverse-mechanism herein shOWn and described comprises a link-belt28 on suitably disposed sprocket-wheels for which the traverse-beam isprovided with bearings, one of said wheels 29 being shown. This 5sprocket-wheel is put in bevel-gear connection with a spindle 30 forwhich the traverse-beam is provided with bearings 31 at one end thereof,and a pulley 32 is fast on the spindle to be driven by a belt.

30 A stem 33 in connection with a link of the belt 28 engages the slotof the transverse member 25, of the hanger-frame aforesaid and thusprovision is had for automatically reversing the direction of travel ofsaid 5 frame and the strickle-mechanism therewith from time to time,there being a slide of said stem in said slot when the link of the belttherewith is turning on a sprocketwheel.

By means of chains in connection with the traverse-beam, a bolt inpivotal connection with each chain engageable with an eye on said beam,and a thumb-nut runs on the bolt against said eye, the traverse-mech- 5anism and the strickle-mechanism therewith may be fastened to thebearings of the fancyroll of a carding-machine, and saidstricklemechanism adjusted to have the aprons thereof operatesimultaneously upon the card-clothing of the main cylinder and doffer ofsaid machine, it being understood that said fancy-roll is removed andthe stricklemechanism suitably adjusted. In Fig. 2, one of the aforesaidchains 34, the bolt 35 therewith, an eye 36 on the traverse-beam, en-

gaged by said bolt, and a nut 37 run on the aforesaid bolt is shown, andit is also shown in the same figure that the bearings 31 for the spindle30 rest upon a fancy-roll bearing. In practice the other end of thetraverse-beam will be suitably elevated on the other fancy-roll bearing.

For strickling other card-clothed cardingmachine cylinders, the hereindescribed traverse-mechanism may be attached to any suitable standorganized for the support of one or two of such cylinders and thestricklemechanism in connection with the traveler of said traversemechanism adjusted to operate upon one or both cylinders thus sup- 7Oported.

The guide-frame of the strickle-mechanism permits of continued movementon the part of the traverse-mechanism traveler subsequent to a stoppingof said strickle-mechanism against a fancy-roll hearing or a standard ofa supporting frame for the traverse-beam and a card-clothed cylinder orcylinder to be treated.

I claim:

l. A strickle-apparatus comprising a frame attachable to the traveler ofa traversemechanism, an endless independently adjustable strickle-apron,and means whereby the apron is adjustable in connection with said frameto various angles.

2. A strickle-apparatus comprising a frame 7 attachable to the travelerof a traverse-mechanism, stretchers adjustable to various angles inconnection with the frame, and a strickle device in conjunction with thestretchers.

3. A strickle-apparatus comprising a frame attachable to the traveler ofa traversemechanism, another frame in vertically ad- 5 justableconnection with the one aforesaid, arms in pivotally adjustableconnection with the vertically adjustable frame, apronstretcherssimilarly connected to the arms, rollers carried by the stretchers andan endless strickle-apron on the rollers.

4. A strickleapparatus comprising a frame attachable to the traveler ofa traverse mechanism, another frame in vertically adjustable connectionwith the one aforesaid, arms in pivotally adjustable connection with theends of the vertically adjustable frame to extend therefrom in oppositedirections, a stretcher pivotally adjustable in connection with each ofthe arms, rollers carried by the stretchers, and endless strickle-apronson the rollers. V

A strickle-apparatus comprising a frame attachable to the traveler of atraverseme-chanism, another frame in vertically adjustable connectionwith the one aforesaid, arms in pivotally adjustable connection with thevertically adjustable frame, stretchers similarly connected to the arms,and a strickle-device in conjunction with the stretchers.

6. A strickle-apparatus comprising a guideframe, a slide on the frameattachable to the traveler of a traverse-mechanism, a strickle-device,and means whereby the strickle device is to various angles adjustable inconnection with said frame.

7. A strickle-apparatus comprising a guideframe, a slide on the frameadjustably attachable to the traveler of a traverse-mech- 133 anism, astrickle-device, and means whereby the strickle-device is to variousangles adj ustable in connection with said frame.

8. A strickle-apparatus comprising a guideframe, a slide on the frame, ahanger-frame to which the slide is connected, a beam upon which thehanger-frame is guided, a linkbelt and sprocket-wheels therefor inconjunction with the beam, a stem extending from the belt in engagementwith a slot of a transverse member with which said hangerframe isprovided, means for driving said belt, a strickle-device, and meanswhereby the strickledevice is to various angles adjustable in connectionwith said guideframe.

9. A strickle-apparatus comprising a guideframe, a slide on the frame, ahanger-frame to which the slide is connected, a beam upon which thehanger-frame is guided, a linkbelt and sprocket-wheels therefor inconjunction with the beam, a stem extending from the belt in engagementwith a slot of a transverse member with which said hangerframe isprovided, means for driving said belt, a pair of oppositely disposedendless independently adjustable strickle-aprons, and means by which theaprons are to various angles adjustable in connection with saidguide-frame.

10. A strickle apparatus comprising a guide-frame, a slide on the frame,a hangerframe to which the slide is connected, a beam upon which thehanger-frame is guided, a

link-belt and sprocket-wheels therefor in conjunction with the beam, astem extending from the belt in engagement with a slot of a transversemember with which said hanger-frame is provided, means for driving saidbelt, means for detachably securing the ends of said beam uponsupporting devices, a strickle-device, and means whereby thestrickle-device is variously adjustable in connection with saidguide-frame "11. A strickleapparatus comprising a guide-frame, a slideon the frame, a hangerframe to which the slide is connected, a

beam upon which the hanger-frame is guided, a link-belt andsprocket-wheels therefor in conjunction with the beam, a stem extendingfrom the belt in engagement with a slot of a transverse member withwhich said hanger-frame is provided, means for driving said belt, a pairof oppositely disposed stretchers, rollers carried by each stretcher, anendless strickle-apron on the rollers, and means whereby said stretchersare variously adjustable in connection with said guideframe.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand atMilwaukee in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin in thepresence of two witnesses.

WENDEL STOREY.

WVitnesses WM. A. BEHLING, N. E. OLIPHANT.

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